Tuesday, March 15, 2011

St. Patrick's Day Jello Cream Cake

Happy almost St. Patrick's Day!

You know I have a major thing for Jello and my co-workers love it too. So, I pulled out a card from my mom's cookbook and made this Jello cream cake. My auntie used to make this every holiday season as well (it is great with a topping of Cherry Jello!)

The crust is butter, brown sugar, flour and nuts. Easy peasy to make! Bake it off and let it cool before adding the next layers.

The ingredients are simple. Jello, cream cheese, heavy whipping cream and a little more sugar. The middle layer is cream cheese and sugar with whipped cream folded in. The lemon Jello is dissolved and gives the layer stability because of the gelatin.

A big tray of this gelatin treat is always a big hit at potlucks or...the library! :)

If you don't want to make this one for St. Patty's day, try the Ice Cream Jello I made two years ago!

1. Make the crust. Cream together butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add flour and nuts to the mix. Press dough into buttered 9 x 13 inch pan. I use the Pyrex pan. Bake crust for 10-15 minutes in pre-heated 375 degrees oven or until crust is brown. Let cool.
2. Make cream layer. Dissolve lemon Jello with 1 cup boiling water. Let this mixture cool. In a large bowl, cream together sugar and cream cheese. In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream to stiff peaks (but don't make butter). Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Don't worry about it blending perfectly. Add the cooled lemon Jello and hand whisk together. Pour cream mixture over cooled crust and chill until firm in the refrigerator.
3. Make the Jello layer. In a large bowl, dissolve lime Jello with 2 cups boiling water. Add 1 cup cold water. Let this mixture cool. Pour on top of cheese mixture and return to refrigerator to cool completely.
4. Cut and enjoy!
5. Notes: You can, of course, change the color to suit your mood or holiday. This makes a bunch and can get pretty tall! When you add the cream layer, make sure you leave space for the top Jello layer. I usually place the 9 x 13 pan on a half-sheet pan in case I have spillage when placing the top layer on the cake!

Ooh this is so fun! I've recently had some fun with Jello making Dorie's Citrus-Berry Terrine (definitely try it!), and this is definitely a much less formal JELLO dessert. Can't wait to make this on Thursday! Please keep sharing the fun Jello recipes.

This is one of the desserts I remember from childhood. I never had it with green jello, looks yummy. I plan on making this for St. Patty's day for my coworkers...I really enjoy your blog. I checked out your site after seeing it mentioned on justjennrecipes. You are very creative and inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

I love love love all your jello desserts. And this one is so perfect for St. Patrick's Day! I have been dying to try one of your broken glass jello recipes, but I may have to start with this one first! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I made this for my hubby for celebrates his 40th on St. Patrick's Day. It's DELICIOUS! My layers sort of 'reversed'. When I poured the green jello over the cream layer, it must not have been set enough because I perforated the cream layer and the green jello settled underneath. So instead of having a green jello layer on top, it's the cream layer. Still tasted great!

I have this exact recipe. I used macadamia nuts for the crust and strawberry jello for the topping. I had to nag a patient for this recipe which she did not want to give me 35+ years ago. She got tired of me so she gave it to me. She said it originated in Hawaii.

I know I already commented on these, but Dudette and I just spent the afternoon making these as a surprise for her Daddy and we're just waiting for it to finish setting up so we can surprise him with it. Thanks again for sharing this. It's a great recipe to make with kids.